Hi Russ. Many thanks for this informative post on chelating Mercury out of your system
I am from the UK and am shortly going to have my Mercury fillings out and do feel I maybe Mercury Toxic.
But being from the UK and new to this subject I do have one or two questions if you dont mind.
My base for all mercury detox is Algin. This is a mild mercury (and other heavy metal) chelator which prevents redistribution of mercury once in the disgestive system. This is very important because according to Huggins research, 80% of people who have amalgams replaced properly go into "detox mode" within 48 hours after the last filling is replaced. This is essentially the liver "kicking in", doing its job and pulling blood mercury out of the blood. (The other 20% can effectively kick-start the detox process if they want to). Algin has been my single most important supplement.
First of all where can someone get hold of Algin in the UK? It does seem a very important nutrient to have to stop mercury reasorbing back into your system. Who else recommends Algin for this purpose.
I would also start with additional protective supplements like lots of vitamin C in the form of Citrus Bioflavonoids; and vitamin E with selenium (check with your physician before starting vitamin E if you're on a blood "thinners" (i.e. heparin)).
I would do this for a few weeks until the body is "stable" and you're feeling strong enough to actually start chelating.
I would start actually chelating with something inexpesive like cilantro. Start with a little for a week, then add a little more, then a little more until you feel symptoms return, then back off a little.
After a few weeks (as long as symptoms are still at bay) add in chlorella. Do the same by adding a little at a time until symptoms return. I take chlorella in the form of a "green drink" which provides numerous other beneficial minerals and green stuff. Of course, you have to check with your body all along the way because everyone's specific situation is different and some have problems with copper and "green" stuff has it.
I have heard that stored mercury in cells is pushed back into circulation with cilantro (or Corriander) and wild garlic, but at the same time you need chlorella in the gut to take it away via the stools. If there is not enough chlorella the neurotoxins are reabsorbed by the nerve endings in the gut wall, and are at risk of being redirected to the spinal cord, and the brain.
So if it is difficult to get hold of Algin can we take Chlorella instead to do the same job?
I have also heard that Cilantro should be taken thirty minutes after chlorella, because it causes the gall bladder to dump bile, containing the excreted neurotoxins, into the small intestine, for removal by chlorella.
The nice thing is, there are many excellent and inexpensive detox supplements so I don't see the need to spend large amounts of money. The key is, get the mercury out, make it gets all the way out without redistributing and allow life to be comfortable in the mean time.
I think this is the bottom line.
This being the case when is it a good idea to add alpha lipoic acid to the regime to help detox the mercury from your brain as i am aware it maybe should not be done right at the start.
Again, another problem from being in the UK, is being able to get hold of the product Heavy Metal Detox. This seems to have a little bit of all the ingredients to help you detox. If I can get hold of this product is it better to get this as an all in one product, instead of getting all the supplements separately, and can you start with this protocol straight away?
Many Thanks.
Crunchie
